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MAOIST SNIPER, WITH ₹8 LAKH REWARD ON HEAD, KILLED IN C'GARH

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July 08, 2025

A top Maoist sniper who carried a reward of ₹8 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, police officers aware of the matter said on Monday.

- Ritesh Mishra

Police identified him as Sodhi Kanna who served as the deputy commander of the second company of the first battalion of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) — the armed unit of outlawed CPI (Maoist).

Bijapur superintendent of police (SP) Jitender Kumar Yadav described the operation as a major success in the fight against left wing extremism.

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